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Quotes by Producer

"To have a film in America means precisely nothing if you don't have a distributor who stands behind it."

"To have a film in America means precisely nothing if you don't have a distributor who stands behind it."

Arthur Cohn, Swiss Producer

America, Film, Nothing

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"People say that the Beavis voice doesn't sound like me or some other voices. Butt-Head I think sounds like me."

"People say that the Beavis voice doesn't sound like me or some other voices. Butt-Head I think sounds like me."

Mike Judge, American Producer

People, Sound, Voice

47

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose."

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose."

David Merrick, American Producer

45

"No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever."

"No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

Force, Population

40

"Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth."

"Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

Truth, Understanding

37

"Credit you give yourself is not worth having."

"Credit you give yourself is not worth having."

Irving Thalberg, American Producer

37

"Because when the film was first mooted, the Beatles didn't like the idea at all. In fact they wouldn't have any part in it. And when Brian had committed them, it was part of a deal he did with United Artists, I think."

"Because when the film was first mooted, the Beatles didn't like the idea at all. In fact they wouldn't have any part in it. And when Brian had committed them, it was part of a deal he did with United Artists, I think."

George Martin, English Producer

Idea, Artists, Fact, Film

37

"It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail."

"It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail."

David Merrick, American Producer

36

"I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny."

"I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny."

James L. Brooks, American Producer

Funny, Comedy, Value

35

"I shall give you hunger, and pain, and sleepless nights. Also beauty, and satisfactions known to few, and glimpses of the heavenly life. None of these you shall have continually, and of their coming and going you shall not be foretold."

"I shall give you hunger, and pain, and sleepless nights. Also beauty, and satisfactions known to few, and glimpses of the heavenly life. None of these you shall have continually, and of their coming and going you shall not be foretold."

Howard Lindsay, American Producer

Beauty, Life, Hunger, Pain

34

"In both pop and disco, the meaning of the lyrics is not too important. I have nothing I feel I particularly want to say."

"In both pop and disco, the meaning of the lyrics is not too important. I have nothing I feel I particularly want to say."

Giorgio Moroder, Italian Producer

Meaning, Nothing, Want

33

"Paul Newman's an old friend of ours out of Cleveland, Ohio. He used to sit around our house. He's the only man I've ever known to drink a case of beer all by himself. That's talent in a way."

"Paul Newman's an old friend of ours out of Cleveland, Ohio. He used to sit around our house. He's the only man I've ever known to drink a case of beer all by himself. That's talent in a way."

Lew Wasserman, American Producer

Talent, Friend, Beer, Man

33

"My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out."

"My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

32

"I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times."

"I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Audience, Audiences, Television, Want

31

"I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will."

"I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

31

"I'll tell you what I miss most. What I would love to do, more than anything, is just anthologies. With an anthology you can tell any story and be in every division of television. We don't have any anthologies anymore, do we?"

"I'll tell you what I miss most. What I would love to do, more than anything, is just anthologies. With an anthology you can tell any story and be in every division of television. We don't have any anthologies anymore, do we?"

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Love, Television

31

"It's a juggernaut, yeah... but I'm not phased by making movies."

"It's a juggernaut, yeah... but I'm not phased by making movies."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

30

"The girls in high school who watched 90210? I was watching Seinfeld."

"The girls in high school who watched 90210? I was watching Seinfeld."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

29

"Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy."

"Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

Men, Comedy, First, Paris

29

"If she was a victim of any kind, she was a victim of her friends."

"If she was a victim of any kind, she was a victim of her friends."

George Cukor, American Producer

Friendship, Friends

29

"I still that that movie-goers like the experience of leaving their homes and going to have a communal experience, especially in comedies or interactive things where you can get an audience reaction to."

"I still that that movie-goers like the experience of leaving their homes and going to have a communal experience, especially in comedies or interactive things where you can get an audience reaction to."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

29

"I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer."

"I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

29

"There are only two classes - first class and no class."

"There are only two classes - first class and no class."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

28

"Last year, at the beginning of the year, we couldn't get arrested, so I'll take this. Feast versus famine."

"Last year, at the beginning of the year, we couldn't get arrested, so I'll take this. Feast versus famine."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

Beginning, Famine

28

"There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie."

"There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Internet, Options

28

"On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us."

"On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

Information, Internet, Will

27

"Life is about having a good time, and it was a good time. We did some things well and some things poorly, but that was always the case."

"Life is about having a good time, and it was a good time. We did some things well and some things poorly, but that was always the case."

Norman Lear, American Producer

26

"Everything I touch turns to gold."

"Everything I touch turns to gold."

Pete Waterman, English Producer

26

"A Mac is a closed box, so Apple can make decisions about things that they don't include. That makes, it in some ways, simpler for them."

"A Mac is a closed box, so Apple can make decisions about things that they don't include. That makes, it in some ways, simpler for them."

Robert Wise, American Producer

25

"Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!"

"Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!"

James L. Brooks, American Producer

Appreciation, Kids

25

"A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad."

"A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

25

"Certainly the experiences of Seth and his relationship to his parents and his point of view of the world are very similar to my own and very much based on my experiences at the University of Southern California."

"Certainly the experiences of Seth and his relationship to his parents and his point of view of the world are very similar to my own and very much based on my experiences at the University of Southern California."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

Parents, University, World

25

"I don't make movies because I think audiences will want to go see them."

"I don't make movies because I think audiences will want to go see them."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

Movies, Audiences, Want, Will

25

"I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty."

"I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

Efficiency, Loyalty

25

"Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it."

"Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it."

Mike Judge, American Producer

24

"President Johnson offered the middle of the road."

"President Johnson offered the middle of the road."

Lew Wasserman, American Producer

President, Road

24

"Television has raised writing to a new low."

"Television has raised writing to a new low."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

Television, Writing

24

"From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you."

"From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

24

"The success of a production depends on the attention paid to detail."

"The success of a production depends on the attention paid to detail."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

Success, Attention, Detail, Production

23

"Reality TV is here, it's been here really since the Carol Levis Discovery Show in 1957. It's never changed. It just looks a bit different."

"Reality TV is here, it's been here really since the Carol Levis Discovery Show in 1957. It's never changed. It just looks a bit different."

Pete Waterman, English Producer

Discovery, Reality

23

"Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life."

"Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life."

Charles Frohman, American Producer

Life, Death, Fear, Adventure

23

"I realistically eat every hour and 15 minutes. I watch the clock to see when I eat again. I'm almost upset that I'm not eating now."

"I realistically eat every hour and 15 minutes. I watch the clock to see when I eat again. I'm almost upset that I'm not eating now."

Michael Todd, American Producer

23

"Why should every single character be an honor student who goes around helping others and never doing anything wrong? Is that like the rule or something?"

"Why should every single character be an honor student who goes around helping others and never doing anything wrong? Is that like the rule or something?"

Mike Judge, American Producer

Character, Honor, Wrong

23

"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union."

"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

22

"They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots."

"They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

22

"It's OK to do cute little things like kissing a turtle, but you can't kiss another person because he's a different color? Give me a break. And you have to remember, I'm from Dallas, Texas."

"It's OK to do cute little things like kissing a turtle, but you can't kiss another person because he's a different color? Give me a break. And you have to remember, I'm from Dallas, Texas."

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Kiss, Cute, Kissing

22

"If you wanna cross somebody, then do that. Don't act like it wasn't you."

"If you wanna cross somebody, then do that. Don't act like it wasn't you."

Suge Knight, American Producer

22

"Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad."

"Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad."

Irving Thalberg, American Producer

Novelty, Talking

21

"One of the worst things you can do is have a limited budget and try to do some big looking film. That's when you end up with very bad work."

"One of the worst things you can do is have a limited budget and try to do some big looking film. That's when you end up with very bad work."

Roger Corman, American Producer

Work, End, Film

21

"I've got a huge, gigantic deal. We're talking about huge deals."

"I've got a huge, gigantic deal. We're talking about huge deals."

Mike Judge, American Producer

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